Senior Network Architect: Cloud, Security & WAN

Red Cat Holdings; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Teal Drones in Salt Lake City, UT seeks a Senior Network Engineer to design, secure, and operate the enterprise network across offices, on‑premises systems, and cloud environments. You will own network architecture, availability, performance, security, and lifecycle management.

The role leads standardization of Fortinet, Cisco Meraki, Zscaler, and Microsoft Azure networking, serving as the senior escalation point for complex incidents.

Qualifications

• Must qualify as a U.S. Person under applicable U.S. export‑control laws and regulations.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering or related field, or equivalent combination of education, certifications, and experience.
• At least 8 years of progressive enterprise network engineering experience, including at least 3 years in a senior/lead role.
• Advanced knowledge of TCP/IP, IPv4 subnetting, routing, switching, VLANs, trunking, Spanning Tree Protocol, link aggregation, DNS, DHCP, NAT, VPNs, and network segmentation.
• Strong hands‑on experience with Fortinet firewalls, Cisco Meraki switching/wireless, enterprise Wi‑Fi, RF troubleshooting, and 802.1X authentication.
• Experience implementing Azure hybrid connectivity, site‑to‑site VPNs, redundant ISP services, and Zscaler or similar SASE/zero‑trust platform.
• Ability to diagnose complex network issues, maintain accurate technical documentation, and support Windows, macOS, and Linux environments.
• Experience leading network projects and changes, managing incidents, and communicating risks to stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain enterprise LAN, WAN, WLAN, SD-WAN, VPN, Internet-edge, and cloud network services.
• Configure and optimize enterprise switching, including VLANs, trunks, Spanning Tree Protocol, link aggregation, port security, QoS, and resilient uplinks.
• Administer Fortinet firewalls, including routing, NAT, security policies, VPNs, logging, high availability, and standards.
• Design and support Cisco Meraki switching and wireless networks, including standardized SSIDs, RF settings, roaming, and 802.1X authentication.
• Implement and maintain Zscaler-based secure connectivity, network segmentation, identity-aware access policies, and zero-trust networking.
• Design resilient connectivity between locations, on-premises, Azure, and cloud services, including site-to-site VPNs and ISP failover.
• Serve as senior escalation point for network/firewall/VPN/DNS/DHCP and cloud-connectivity incidents.
• Troubleshoot using captures, logs, and structured root-cause analysis.
• Deploy and maintain network monitoring, discovery, management, and performance analysis tools.
• Plan and execute upgrades, migrations, and cutovers with testing and rollback procedures.
• Partner with Cybersecurity to remediate vulnerabilities and optimize rules.

Skills

TCP/IP

Routing

Switching

VLANs

NAT

VPNs

DNS/DHCP

Fortinet

Cisco Meraki

Azure networking

Zscaler

Windows/macOS/Linux support

Leadership

Incident management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering

Tools

Fortinet FortiGate

Cisco Meraki

Zscaler

Azure networking

Job description

Teal Drones in Salt Lake City, UT seeks a Senior Network Engineer to design, secure, and operate the enterprise network across offices, on‑premises systems, and cloud environments. You will own network architecture, availability, performance, security, and lifecycle management.

The role leads standardization of Fortinet, Cisco Meraki, Zscaler, and Microsoft Azure networking, serving as the senior escalation point for complex incidents.